Dec 27, 2011

I am very happy to have Katie of Chocolate-Covered Katie as my first guest post here on Skinnytaste. Her recipes are a great fit for Skinnytaste as they are all healthy and low fat, but she also brings something else to he table... all her recipes are vegan! Whether you are a vegan or not, I guarantee you will spend hours drooling at the photos on her blog! Please welcome Chocolate-Covered Katie to Skinnytaste.

Hi chocolate chips!

I’m Katie, of the blog: Chocolate-Covered Katie, and I’m so honored to be a guest on Gina’s blog. I love Gina because she shows that healthier food can taste incredible when it’s prepared the right way. On my own blog, I try to show this, too.

One exception: my blog is only desserts.

Just like Gina, I believe you shouldn’t have to sacrifice good taste in order to be healthy. And today, Gina asked me to share one of my “does not taste healthy” recipes that can be a breakfast or dessert: brownie batter pancakes. This recipe is also vegan AND can easily be made gluten free with Bob's Red Mill Gluten Free flour mix!

1 1/2 packets nunaturals stevia or 1 tbsp + 1 tsp sugar (you can use less if you’re planning to top with syrup and don’t want the actual pancakes to taste sweet)

pinch of salt (optional)

1 1/2 tbsp unsweetened applesauce

1 tsp pure vanilla extract

5 1/2 tbsp nondairy milk of your choice

Directions:

Mix dry ingredients very well, then add wet. Make pancakes! There are only 130 calories in this entire recipe. If you want a more substantial breakfast, feel free to make a bigger serving and/or go crazy with the toppings!! And if you’re feeling really crazy:

I cannot wait to try these! Oh, they would be so good with chopped, toasted pecans or walnuts! Or topped with some peanut butter that has been warmed up, or a cooked fruit....Oh boy. Thank you Gina & Katie!

This is genious! I cannot wait to make these chocolately pancakes! What a great idea for a low fat low calorie dessert! And this will definitely satisfy my chocolate cravings. Will be checking out Katie's blog too since I am obsessed with chocolate..thanks so much Katie and Gina!

Wait let me see if I got this straight....6-8 pancakes for 4pts? RU kidding me...I think I am in love with you!!!!! do you think these freeze well? for 4pts im friggin eating these every day lol. I'll triple the batch and have them ready to go....

Kim: It's actually just Hershey's chocolate syrup drizzled on there to look pretty for the photos, but I know a lot of people like them drizzled with pancake syrup, or with melted banana on top, or even plain! (Or you could always try fat-free chocolate syrup if you're counting calories).

Anonymous: Sorry, I should've said "milk of choice." I like Silk unsweetened almond milk, but you can use ANY milk you have on hand-- soymilk, ricemilk, cow's milk, etc.

When I saw this post come in through my email, I immediately though to myself "I wonder if these will be as good as CCK's" Well, lo and behold, it's Katie herself with her fantastic recipe. I've made these before- they are unreal

I made these this morning with gluten free all purpose flour and they were really good! My kids ate them with a little powdered sugar sprinkled on top and they requested that they be added to our breakfast rotation. :)

Thank you so much Gina, spelt is tricky because many people think it's gluten free, but it's made from wheat. It is supposed to be lower in gluten, but those with severe intolerances will react to it. Also, try Domata, it's the best gluten free flour mix I've tried. :)

May Lord have mercy! Hmmm... question I was going to try them today, but can I substitute the non dairy for just plain ol' milk.... or if this where I add the soy milk for my daughter or almond milk? for me non-dairy reminds me of the powder stuff my mom used.

Dalis: So sorry for the confusion! I should've written "milk of choice" because you can use whatever type of milk you want-- almond, soy, dairy, etc. I used almond milk, but it really shouldn't make much of a difference no matter what you choose :).

Lyndsay: I'm not sure... I've only ever made little ones. I guess it also depends on just how big you make them and how thin.

Made these tonight for dessert with my mom. They turned out great. We doubled the batch, and each had 6. It was great because they were so filling and really cured our sweet tooth. (And we used equal packets because that was all we had) We used sugar free syrup on top, which made them even better!

Hi Gina, Merry Chridtmas to you and your family. Do you think you will be putting together a "shopping list" of basic and not so basic ingredients, i.e, different milks, butters, sweeteners to stock our pantries with for all your recipes? Maybe for the New Year, please?

just made this recipe -- used plain white flour and skim milk. however when i put it into my WW recipe builder, it came out to 5 points for the whole recipe, not 4. not a big discrepancy, but just FYI.simple and tasty! i served with FF maple syrup, but i definitely didnt need as much as i used. i will definitely file this recipe away for the future. maybe make and freeze a few batches!

Anonymous: I don't have the calorie info for the cookie dough dip, but I posted a very similar recipe a few months ago where I DID include the calorie info: http://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/2011/11/01/pumpkin-cookie-dough-dip/

For the linked recipe above, it's 25 calories per tablespoon. Hope that helps!

They are so incredibly yummy! Made them this morning and quadrupled the recipe. THey were a bit runny at first, so I added another serving of the dry ingredients, plus some mini chocolate chips and got 4 ~3" pancakes per person (4 servings). SO GOOD!!!!

These are delicious, except my batter did not make as many. I exchanged pure pumpkin puree for the applesauce only because I didn't have any and I was able to make 4 pancakes...something I should do differently?

I made these and they were nasty. I'm not sure what I did wrong. I mixed all the dry ingredients well before mixing in the liquid ingredients. I used dairy milk instead of non-dairy but I don't think that would have made a difference. It only made 2 small pancakes. They were just about burnt on the outside so I thought they were done but the middle was still gooey. Maybe I cooked them wrong. You should have included cooking instructions in your recipe. Not everyone knows how to cook pancakes. Anyways, they were really blah and the clumps of cocoa put a horrible taste in my mouth. I made sure the cocoa was mixed in well before cooking them so I don't know how they got clumped up after cooking. I took two bites and threw them away. I won't be making this recipe again. Yuck!

This recipe was fantastic, even though I had to substitute regular cocoa powder for dark cocoa powder because apparently Wal-Mart doesn't like to stock it.I also had to use regular all-purpose flower which bumped the points up to 6 per serving, but hey - it's a chocolate fix for less than a candy bar. Mmmmm!

Ok, so I think I expected these to be great tasting and decadent. In reality they are diet pancakes and they taste like diet pancakes. For what they are meant to be, they are great. Don't make these expecting them to taste like dessert. They are a tad bitter and have a that slight Stevia aftertaste. But, I would make them again b/c I can eat double the amount of these as opposed to regular pancakes. So, overall, I would say these are good. Just don't expect heaven (which is how they look in the picture)

I was anxious to try these --- but didn't have spelt flour or cocoa powder in the house so I made them using self rising flour, 1T sipping chocolate mix and skim milk. My batter was a bit runny, so I added 1T ground flax seed and let it sit a bit before adding 1/3c fresh blueberries. Fabulous. Scratched my pancake itch and still 6 points+ for 3 thick, 4-5" pancakes. Caution though - those blueberries get HOT!

I made these today for my family. I used skim milk and all purpose flour. Calculated the points plus to be six per serving. I found they were a bit finicky to cook but maybe it was just my pan. My whole family (hubby, 3 year old and 19 month old) loved them. We ate them plain with bananas on the side - they didn't need syrup at all. No diet taste here! Thanks for the breakfast treat!

I have made these pancakes a few times now, and my whole family loves them (especially with a few chocolate chips thrown in and some whipped cream on top...although I realize that adds extra points!). Could you please post the measurements for a larger batch (maybe 4 servings)? Each time I've tried to quadruple the ingredients, the batter always comes out super runny. Thanks for the great recipe!

yep, another happy person! I just made (and ate) these and they are delicious! I subbed the applesauce/oil for one T of fat free yogurt and one T of applesauce to get just the right texture and they turned out perfect!

I am a healthy eater, but my husband and kids are NOT into healthy foods. And yet, when I made these, my teenage son (who hates health food!) asked for a second batch just for himself! These were a huge hit, and if anyone's on the fence about making this recipe, I highly recommend trying it!

So good! I quadrupled the recipe to make 3 regular size pancakes for myself and my boyfran..not worried about weight-we're athletes. In order to not get the gooey middle and burnt surface, just spread the mix on the pan a little bit like a crepe to reduce the thickness. Added chopped banana and chocolate syrup-so delsih and dirt cheap too! About 65 cents for three medium size pancakes.

I made these brownie batter pancakes after seeing the recipe on pinterest and they taste absolutely dreadful! The taste of the pancakes from this recipe is no where near to how a brownie tastes let alone a pancake. I would strongly recommend making these first for yourself before you serve them to any guests just to see if you are willing to put them through the trouble of eating these horrid pancakes.

I don't know how the person above me could've not liked these pancakes, unless she maybe mismeasured something? They were some of the BEST pancakes I've ever eaten. So don't be put off by that bad review. My boyfriend even liked these!

Hands down my favorite recipe from your site, Gina, which never fails me. You're the best :).

These were horrible. HORRIBLE. Stuck to the pan, made nowhere near the serving size in the recipe...awful. And I am a healthy eater that makes non-traditional pancakes often. I've loved your site for a long time and this guest post is enough to put me off.

Obviously you did something wrong. Sorry, but I make these every week. They're my go-to pancakes. So to say the rude last sentence like you did is not only putting Gina down, it's also putting down everyone above you who has made these and loved them.

My taste buds are just fine, and I (and my entire family!) adore these pancakes. Gina, don't pay any attention to this "anonymous" who probably hated the recipe due to a user error.

You dont even make sense...."I've loved your site for a long time and this guest post is enough to put me off"They call this cutting off your nose to spite your face.One post that wasnt to your liking sends you packing?

These may look good, but they taste nasty. Seriously the grossest thing i've ever made and i've been known to set pans on fire while i cook! The batter was runny and stuck to the pan. It had a gummy-like consistency and virtually no flavour. Yuck, Yuck, and Yuck.

Can you use buttermilk instead of nondairy milk? I know it might add some calories, but would it still taste good? Please answer, I plan on making these for my mom's birthday this weekend and I want them to be perfect. :)

Hi! My hubby and I wanted to start making our snacks instead of buying so many packaged/processed snacks. We like this for the fiber! It could replace our fiber one brownies we usually get, but I am having trouble finding the 6.7 g of fiber in the recipe :/ I looked up all the ingredients and I get about half of that in fiber. What am I missing? :)